truerstories asked: What food did you hate the most when you were a little kid and why?
What food do you hate the most now that you are a big kid and why?
A fantastic question from our old friend (like IRL), Laura Craft!
You know the cafeteria ladies at the Jewish day school I attended from grades K-8—Miss Iris and Miss Daisy, two lovely women who both had a striking resemblance to Nell Carter—had a knack for boiling vegetables until they were inedible. There was no roasting or baking or frying going on in that kitchen and thus I developed an aversion to vegetables that took years to overcome. One dish does glaringly stand out: the broccoli they served looked like vomit and smelled like dead animals. In fact, truth be told, there is a similar odor emanating out of the drain to the sink in my office today and it is nauseating. But that’s neither here nor there. So for many years I could not stomach the site, smell, or taste of broccoli. Nowadays I can’t stop eating broccoli, broccliflower, cauliflower and any of its other bastard cousins.
In Miss Daisy and Miss Iris’ defense their fried chicken and mac & cheese were not to be fucked with, though sadly they were never available on the same plate at the same time as per the ritualistic laws of kashrut.
As a big kid in life I have had the mantra that I’ll try anything twice…just to be absolutely sure that I don’t like it. That being said the most hated food is carrots.
